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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02
HALLOWELL.

| Mrs. j. NJ. Paine and her son Charlie have
st Bangor.
Rev. Chas. T. Ogden preached at ST.
Matthews Sunday evening.
Mrs. Geo Bodwell, nee Emma Bodwell. of
Chicago, has been visiting in the city and
vicinity several weeks with her little son,
Ray. She goes on a visit TO Boston Friday.
Miss Lizzie NJ Howe of Boston, is at home
with her father, Mr.. John H. Howe. during
his sickness.
Mr.. j. P. Hunt, superintendent of the
Granite Works, and wife, departed on a
carriage trip to Vinalhsven and vicinity.
The new cor1 clnnipg factory of the Union
Packing Co., starts to-day. Considerable de-
lay has been experienced by the non arrival
of the large smoke-stack. Mr.. S Otis is
the local agent.
Mr.. .. l.. Beverage, the principal of the
new Free High School, and wife, have taken
possession of their residence in this city,
All the public schools open Monday. The
Hallowell Classical and Scientific Academy
opens Sept. 18th
Mr. c. L.Spaulding has a very neat and at.
tractive little summer cottage on the Man
chester pond road.
Miss Nellie Butler, formerly teacher at
| sHe Cia7SiNoi oNuoOi III spcuu tuE "lulcE
with her sister 10 Revere, Mass.
| Mr. c. o Littletield. member of the firm
of j. L. Prescott & Co., of North Berwick,
visited friends in the city Thursday.
| Members of our local nimrods availed
emselves of the taking off of the law on
ducks, etc Sept /, 70 try their hand. Messrs.
John Lord, Malon Speare, c. X, Howe, Chas.
| Dlnsmore and others composed the party.
The magnificent granite statue of Elk Gov.
West of Ohio, which the Hallowell Granite
Co. mas been engaged upon for some months,
is finished today and will De shipped shortly.
1t has received much notice and among the
visitor who have Inspected it was Hon. Jas.
G. Blaine.
Mr.. James Carter has disposed of his milk
route to MIR. C. A. Carter.
Mr.. Chas. Paine departed for Boston yes
terday, where he has secured position in
Leechs Pharmacy
| Rev. C. F Holbrook has returned from his
vacation and will preach in the vestry Of the
| Baptist church next Sabbath morning 1t is
hoped that the work will be completed so
that services can be held in the meeting
house on the following Sabbath.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02
WINSLOW.

Hon. c. c. Cornish aud wife, Mrs. E. A.
have just returned from Great Pond where
they have been spending three weeks at their
cottage.-David G. Richards has rented the
house Mr.. Healy purchased of James Aver
I. l.. Spaulding has sold his three-yesr old
colt to j. Moore of Vassalboro ;price $40.
The stone crew of NJ. c. K. r., are putting
in solid culverts over section 10, in the places
of heavy washouts of July %.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02
estimated that from $500 to $500 fell prey

esumateu tnat from SoUO 10 So00 Tell prey
to the flames. poor girl from Kenne-
bunkport, who with scsnty means at her
disposal, was trying hard to secure an educa-
ton lost s30-her all. This she had laid up
from her small earnings add had gone to the
school. this TO pay portion of her bills
and the remainder to be offset by work.
There were other nearly as distressing cases.
Nothing of any consequence was saved of
the equipments of the Seminary, both build
ings being filled with furniture and other
valuable goods. Principal Jones
lost everything but the clothes on his
back, and this loss
Falls Peculiarly Hard
upon him, as this is the third time he has
been "burned out" 10 his lifetime. Fifteen
years ago he was principal of an educational
institution in Ware. n. H., known as Clinton
Grove, and in his absence one day fire swept
away all the buildings and Mr.. Jones' fleets
The fifty tons of coal in the basement a:
ignited by the flames, and burning
tercely yesterday. An effort was made to
suodue the fire yesterday morning, so that
the remains of the boy could be secured, bY'
without success. A hand engine wa:
brought from another portion of the
town, and water from well emp
tied upon the ruins, but without effect,
The coal continued to burn flercer and yester
day noon was glowing mass, giving off al
most furnace heat. When it was found
that nothing could be accomplished with the
means at hand Mr.. Jones telegrsphed
To this City for Aid
and the steamer accompanied by a creg OF
men was placed on the l P. NJ. freight and
taken to Vassalboro. But the steamer was
not unloaded as it was found on arrival that
water could not be obtained and the engine
and men returned home on Jewett's
Conductor Jewett very kindly tax
ing the car along behind his train. Mayor
Macomber went up along with the men.
AS the fire in the coal cannot be extin.
guished it is likely to burn for weeks and the
remains of the boy will be cremated to ashes
'Steve," as he was called, was the son OF
Stephen G Jones who is a travelling man in
the south and southwest. The mother and
two other children resided at the Seminary
| The entire loss on furniture and buildings
will reach $4,000. Insured as follows in
Fairs agency, this city.
Seminary, $4,000, Liverpool and London
and Globe; clearinghouse, $1,000, Royal
boarding house, 81 900, Penn; school furni-
ture and fixtures, $1,000, PEGnix of Hart
ford. There was also 800 insurance going
to Lizzie w. Jones, the mother of the boy
who was burned. Total insurance, 81, 700.
How the fire originated is perfect mys-
terry. 1t evidently caught in the basement of
the new building on the east side but there
had been no fire there for six months. The
basement door was open and it was surmsed
that perhaps tramps crept in AM started a
blaze.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02

An applicant for pension, living in Wind
sor, thought he was unable to appear before
the examining board in this city, and asked
for one OF the board to be sent to his home.
He went all the distance to Gardiner to pro-
cure physicians certificate that he was I'M
able to go to Augusta. In doing so he walked
four miles and went two miles further than
he would be obliged to in going from Wind
sor to Augusta People are finding out all
the lodges in the pension business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02
City Personals.

Officer Henry Breen of the night force is
on briet vacation.
Alderman Fulsom has been in attendance
on the State Fair this week.
Mr. Weston Lewis of the Williams District
Grammar School is studying law with E. w.
Whitehouse. ESQ.
Hon. S S. Marble of Waldoboro was in
the city Yesterday, having stopped over on
his way to the Bangor Fair.
Mr.. Z. T. Farr, who has been employed at
Lucus Hills grocery store, has accepted a
position as book keeper and cashier at Mr..
W. G. Fiields store.
The many friends of Mrs. ID. H. Campbell,
formerly of this city, will be panied to learn
OF her death, which occurred Tuesday night,
at her old home in Dexter.
MIR. f. G. Chase, Lecturer of the Cyclic
rama of Gettysburg, at Brooklyn, N. Y, who
has been spending a few weeks in this city,
Is now visiting friends in Fairfield.
At the Augusta House: M. d. Compton,
D. L. A. Hussey, j. Edwards, Boston; S. S.
Marble, Waldoborp; Seth NJ. Carter. Au'
ourn; A. B. Sumner and wife, Lubec; Elliot ;
Elliot Wood, Winthrop; Geo. M. Warren,
Castine; Eben E. Rand, Locks Mills; Tobias
Lord, Steep Falls; VIM. Atkinson, No. An
son; j. II. Murray and the Misses Murrays,
"aterville; E. F. Reynolds Stoughton,
Mass, Henry ingalls,, Wiscasset: Clarence
a. Marshall, Boston; John Aver, Oakland
D lsaacs, New York; w. C. Park, wife, son
and daughter, Honolulu, Sandwich Islands
ats. Park is the daughter of the late Luther
reverence. founder of the Kenpebec Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02

Come, MIR. Plsisted, don't dodge; don't
change the issue. Please answer our ques
tons Do you know of single instance
where the secretary of the treasury, after sd
yertising to receive single proposals to build
public building by contract, rejected the
bids and built it by day labor? Please an
swer, Mr.. Plsisted; give tie single instance.
Again, Mr.. Plsisted, will you please inform
US if the contractors who secured the con
tract to erect the postofice at Concord, N. IL.
and who have received the contract to erect
the postofice at Manchester, n. H., are dem
ocrats2 Remember we are willing to award
handsome chrome for the information.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02

Mr.. A. E. Hines has resigned his position
as secretary of the Augusta Y. M. e. A., and
has accepted the general secretaryship of a
large and Furnishing association in the State
of New Jersey. Mr. Hines is gentleman
of energy and ability. His work here has
met with the greatest success and his many
friends will part with him with the deepest
regret.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02

Yesterday forenoon, as man from the
country was turning a load of hay on Water
street in the vicinity of Mr.. f. Stones scales,
he cramped the wheels too much and the hay
side. The question was how to right it, but
this was easily solved. long and stout rope
was borrowed from Mr. Stone, one end of
which was attached to the rack and the other
to dump-csrt and span of horses Several
men lifted on the rack and the horses being
started the load was easily returned to its
position on the wheels. The street was
blocked for while.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02

DIR. b T. Sanborn, Rev. j. b. Jordan and
Prof. G. B. Files left yesterday morning
or the Isle OF Springs, formerly known as
SWEETS Island, where a meeting of the d.
rectors of the corporation owning the island,
was held in the forenoon. Arrangements are
to be made Immediately for building a wharf
and sdew alks, surveying the land into lots
and parks, laying out streets and doing every
thing necessary preparatory to building cot
tages next spring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02

The game of base ball between the Hallow-
ellis and Pettengilrs Corner nine, on the
State grounds yesterday afternoon, was a
victory for the former on uneven innings, the
score standing IA and 10. The game was
finally given to the Augusta nine. There
will be a fine display of base ball playing on
the State grounds today, the GARDENERS and
Augustus again meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02

Mr.. c. C. Powers of the Boston City
Council who has been visiting his mother in
Pittsfeld, for the past two months is in at
tendance upon the Eastern Maine Fair at
Bangor with his brother, Mr.. Don A. H. Pow
ers of Houlton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02
It's DeIicacy OF Flavor

And the efficacy of its action have rendered
the famous California liquid fruit remedy.
Syrup of Figs, immensely popular. 1t
cleanses and tones up the clogged and fever
ish system, and dispels Headaches, Colds and
Fevers. For sale by j. M. Mixer, Augusta
overwhelmingly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02

The rust and rot are making great havoc
with the potato crop. Entire fields of vines
are leatless as if scorched by fire, and on dig
ging, in many instances over half the tubers
are rotten. A farmer in this city, on Monday.
dug sixty six hills to get half bushel of mar
ketable potatoes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02

There was meeting of the friends of the
Augusta House yesterday afternoon. Gov.
Bodwell and other prominent gentlemen were
in attendance,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02

Warrants and libels were issued in the Mu-
nicipal Court last month as follows: Forni-
cation, l search for liquor, IL; assault and
battery, 2; larceny, 4; adultery, /; drunk
enness, 6 seizure of liquors, 4 disturbance,
/; search and seizure, malicious mis-
chief, libel, |.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02

Yesterday forenoon horse pulling heavy
load of coal up the hill which leads from the
docks TO the east end of the bridge, broke
both tugs and event through" the harness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02

number of Augusta gentlemen went out
on a hunting expedition yesterday. Among
them were Mr.. Vickery. Mr.. Lewis, Charles
Tibbetts, Dr. Whtmore and Charlie Berry,
with his celebrated young hunting dog. AS
all the nimrods have not yet returned it is
too early to count results.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02

Mr.. G. C. Flagg will act as the Augusta
agent of the Star of the East for few days
in the absence Of Mr.. Tuck to Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02

The time table of the Maine Central tor
the autumn will go into effect next Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02
Escaped In their Night Clothes.

leaving their trunks and all their effects be-
hind. But one poor little fellow, thirteen
wears of age, Stephen G. Jones, Jr.,
was not so fortunate, and in some
way remained in his room and the
wooden structure became his funeral
pile. He slept in one of the rooms on the
south side and one of the boys opening his
door shouted to him the house was on fire
He replied that he would be out, and that
was the last ever heard from him At the
last moment Principal Jones went through the
corridors and also one of the teachers to see
if all the scholars were out, and the former
was told that this boy had departed. Either
bo was suffocated before he could make his
escspe or wandered about, became dszed and
Was Overpowered by the smoke.
II was suggested that he might have entered
the east stairway, which would have been
oertsin death. At all events he was missing
on counting up after the escape and he was
certainly burned to death.
A large number of the scholars, having lost
everything even the clothes on their oacks'
were in sad plight but everything which
copId be done to alleviate their distress was
attended to. The neighbors very kindly took
them home and furnished clothing as far as
was in their power. Yesterday many were
returned to their homes and Mr.. Jones brought
several to this city and bought garments fol
them.
One of the most unfortunate features Oft tho
burning was the
Loss of Sums of Money
bv nearly all the scholars. They had brough
with them amounts ranging from
$40 TO $40 with which to pay theil
,,,,;on etc. which had been deposited il
trunks and other receptacles and 1t II
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02

Michael Strogrof tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02
A sheet of Flam es,

and he saw at once that all attempts to save
the structure would be unavailng accordingly
he at once gave his attention to rescuing
the inmates Those in the old house had
plenty of time to escape, but in the new it
was question of life or death. The upper
rooms were sitting with smoke, and in the
darkness it was difficult to find the way out.
Luckily there were two stairways, one on
the east side, and another opposite. The
smoke was pouring up the former in dense
volumes, and il was impossible to go up or
down The air in the west stairway, how
ever, was comparatively clear, and through
this the boys and girls
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-02
4ofal aud State 1eirs.

Friday, September Q, 1887.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
Flowers or Fire.

"There have been more ingenuity and
artistic taste developed in designing
fixtures for the electric light during
the last year than half century de.
yeloped for all other kinds of lights
together" said the head Of one of the
principal electric lighting companies
to New York Commercial Adrcrtise1
reporter. He was sitting in his office,
one end Of which was completely oc-
cupied by beautiful and novel samples
of electroliers, brackets, and globes i'm
all materials, colors and shapes. lie
pointed toward this collection as he
went on:
"The best designing talent in this
country and in Europe is being utilized
to turn out just such work rs this.
Here n design for a bracket i'm the
shape of a branch of q rose bush. The
leaves and thorns are perfectly
initiated in brass. The roses are
small colored globes. When YOU turn
the current on the effect is indescrib-
ably beautiful. Similar designs in
lilies, blue bells, and tulips have got
to be comparatively common. The
natural tint of the flower is repro.
duced admirably in the glass. some
times two or three different flowers
are united ON the same bush, and the
owner gets sort Of garden out OF his
illumination Such things are very
costly and are only used for decorative
purposes, We can duplicate any de-
sign that the makers of gas chando.
Tiers can invent and chen improve
upon it greatly, You see the electric
light will burn in any position. We
can have long stems and boughs, with
the light dropping at the end like
a blossom, as YOU see it there. Or we
can have the lights nesting in a vine
running over an old tree, like they are
arranged in a $50, 900 piece of work
now being made for an English noble
man. That viii be a great piece of
worE, by the way. Tiny lamps with
an intermittent arrangement viii be
fixed in the boughs of the tree to look
like glow worms. There will be an
imitation of moonlight, too, that, it is
thought, will be something remark
able
"For the illumination of bathrooms
something that has the general shape
of the old chandelier is very popular.
1t is much more artistically made how
ever, and is thickly covered with
globes, every one of which has diiler-
eut tint, The general effect is Of il
bright sparkling glow.
''Scouces are now made of ham
mcrcd brass, with iewcled glass in
caudcsceut burners at the side An
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
Photography ON BoXWooa'

1t is curious that a yaluaoIs y
graphic invention should come ]
the borders Of civilization-hl1
Photographic teaching upon DoAg
blocks, such rs are used IN No"
craving. has been deemed a pTa'
impossibilitv. We learn, loge
that it has recently been accomlL'
in Russia, and by u method sIiAF"
ingenious. The block in It's aaI|
condition is. of course, un'o'-1i
The first step is 10 fill its pores
insoluble carbonate OF coP.,
means Of two separate soiu'o- \
which il is boiled sufficiently 3,
ish is then impaired 10 its si'f.''
phalt in solution applied TO u .
and sides. and finally a -eh'i'.l-
atine film placed over t"t n
face. The subject to be etcAal ,'
photographed on the surface - ,-.-.
washing the soluble and ga.
parts OF the aelatiue remo'te' -
ING Of asphaltis next app.I'99. ,r-
raised parts. the block steer ...r.
acid of suitable strength 'Ne T..
the better,l where itremaih5s -. .
when it is removed and so3
the action of suiphuric aclo ~
same time. The portions o't re
are thus changed to nI,''.lr
which. by brushing, + 1c
moved i'm the form OF a eI,-'
der TO complete TING ~.
bIock is dried and 5I!7A'! sla
with a stiff brush. The
lastly removed with benl.a,,
block Is ready for the
practical value as TO depth Fl
Hon OF details we cannot ,5,t
mn innovation, however,
prove worthy OF atieA'''
Journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27

progress in sculpture. ! expect She
will be the only sculptures il New
York" That's where YOU are mis-
taken. There are lots OF women who
bust their husbands i'm New York. 49,
Teras Syltngs.
Omaha inyaid-"O, dear, so the
doctor has sent me some more pills"
Husband-"Pills?" Yes; didn't he
tell you what they were2 I'm sure by
their looks they are blue mass pills,
too But how big they are Great
Esculapiusl Are you talking about
the contents of that box? / sent you
that myself They are not pills, they
are new peaches. - Omaha World
1t has been discovered that the aver
age length of time that the $12, 900 "A
year clergyman is able to work with
out becoming a physical wreck and
having TO be sent abroad is seven
months. The $4,000 man can stand
it eight months; he who receives ST.
600, nine months; the $4,000 preacher,
ten months-and 50 on: but the man
on $500 salary works right along all
the year round and doesn't break
down. Who can explain this?-1jd-
Bits.
81 don't see why your friend Miss
Smith referred to my mustache as
down, Maude, said young Sissy to
his pretty cousin. There is nothing
of the down about it, it quite bristles
| have TO shave twice a week, assure
you. ~ know it bristles, Charley"
returned the girl, knitting her brows,
although not very llercely, and am
as much perplexed as you are to un-
derstand why Clara should speak of it
MS down. Sudden happy thought)
perhaps, Charley, it's because it grows
on a-a goose. -NcW York. sun.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
Foolish Letter-Writers.

A habit very common with a Hu
of our thoughtless Young ladie,va
a great many things quietly N
they would not like to have kuaE
home-a habit deserving Of
strongest condemnation I'll
promiscuous correspondence wd \
tlemen, whether the gentlemen
married or single. The young 4
who lind pleasure in this habit
their pen on any preteXt thl. 4
up, and sometimes on no pragl|
all. We are not really sure tbs
not come less under the head Vi
undesirable habit than sin, for d
is an indelicacy about it quite auoi
ing to immodesty, of which no
who respects herself OF who dsl
the respect of others will be gu.
These young letter-writers, howH
generally get a fit reward for q
thoughtlessness or their culpabl1
the end. For if their correspoul
is a man of systematic habits q
letters are docketcd and ticketej,
his clerks have as much of j.
over them as they wish: and # J
not a systematic man, then q
letters are at the mercy Of any
every one who chooses to waste
in reading them. And if their col
pendent is married man, then
possession of their letters, even Of
most trivial kind, places the vr
at a disadvantages. Sooner or =
too, i'm that case, the letters fall
the hands of his wife, who, long
the brief correspondence has
done with, usually remains msire
the situation, reads the folly Or
wickedness with clear eyes, and D
the writer not only in contempt y
her power. No young girl can be
that her correspondent is not Il'
amusing himself with her; and
often the case that her letters an
welcome and nuisance, ana be
not check them and does not rep
them, not from interest M ler
mere manly chiyalry. H"T5 b.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27

Easy marriages and quick divorces
are common in Corca, and among the
servants in the foreign houses here
some amusing Illustrations occur In
one family, where the services of an
extra maid-servant were found neces-
-ary. the Korean cook was asked il he
could find a good woman for the place.
"Oh. yes. said the cook. 81 am to
be married soon, and perhaps my wife
will do
Whom are YOU to marryP What
sort of a woman is she, and how oid?'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27

Has any one seen pair of eyes
As blue as the sea meath 6recian skies,
And sweet red mouth aud teeth like pearii
Wen. they belong 10 my little girl.
She strayed away with pretty pout,
And don't know what IL ali about.
would give my lite. were my life all bliss,
To feel again on my cheek her kiss.
She straycd away on a summer morn,
When only the ghost Of n storm was born
And il was born in her eyes of blue.
! don't know what in the world to do
without her smile and her soft caUess
And her presence my days and life { o bless,
she was so fair, delicious, and sweet
That my heart never knew twas beneath her
feet.
O. she was so sweet--and she was so fair
With her lovely eyes and soft. warm hair.
And her dear little hands that futtered so,
And in which the dimples would come and
20.
when she opened them wide or shut them
tight,
When love or storms made her pink or white.
There is only this / must pray 10 Him
To send her back in the twilight dim.
John Ernest Mcgaun